A routine traffic stop on April 5, 2026, in Clearlake led to the discovery of a double homicide. California Highway Patrol officers stopped a gray Chevy Suburban for a registration violation and noticed a passenger, later identified as 37-year-old Alex Kenneth Schussolin, attempting to flee; he was detained. The driver, 32-year-old Jasslynn Pearl Critchett, remained with the vehicle, and officers then saw blood inside the SUV. A 58-year-old Santa Rosa man, Terry Joe Harris, was found unresponsive in the rear passenger area and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives subsequently located a second victim, 43-year-old Desiree Carmen Fuentes of Santa Rosa, down an embankment off State Route 175. Prosecutors say both Harris and Fuentes died of gunshot wounds. Authorities believe the events began in Sonoma County and moved into Lake County. Schussolin and Critchett, both Clearlake residents, were arrested and booked in Lake County on charges including two counts of first-degree murder, carjacking, and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition; both have pleaded not guilty and remain in custody.

If anyone knew Terry Joe Harris, his connections in Sonoma or Lake County, or has information about the events of April 5, please come forward.